Marc Pujol Pons (born 21 August 1982) is an
Andorra
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footballer
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. He currently plays for
AC Escaldes in
Andorra
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's
Primera Divisió
The Primera Divisió (First Division) or Lliga Multisegur Assegurances for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of men's football in Andorra.
The league was launched in 1995 sponsored by the local federation (Andorran Football Federation) whic ...
and the
Andorra national football team
The Andorra national football team ( ca, Selecció de futbol d'Andorra) represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very littl ...
. Pujol has played 115 times for his national team and has scored in competitive fixtures 4 goals for the Andorra national team.
Career
Pujol played in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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for
UE Sant Julià
Unió Esportiva Sant Julià, also known as UE Sant Julià, is an Andorran football club based in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió.
History
Founded in 1982 UE Sant Julià is the main football club ...
against
FC Lausanne-Sports
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(
2001
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) and
Coleraine FC
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(
2002
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).
He finished in third place at
Primera Catalana
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2000–01, and promotion to
Tercera division with
Andorra
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. He also finished in third place at
Tercera division group 5 2002–03 with
Sant Andreu
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. He later won the
Andorran Supercup
The Andorran Supercup ( ca, Supercopa Andorrana de Futbol) is the football Supercup of Andorra.
History
It has been played since 2003. It is a single match at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Andorran First Division and t ...
2003 with
UE Sant Julià
Unió Esportiva Sant Julià, also known as UE Sant Julià, is an Andorran football club based in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió.
History
Founded in 1982 UE Sant Julià is the main football club ...
.
Later on, Pujol achieved second place at Tercera Catalana 2010–11 and promoted to Segona Catalana with
Andorra
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. He also attained second place at Segona Catalana 2011–12 and promoted to
Primera Catalana
The Primera Catalana is the 6th tier of the Spanish football league system and the highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 1991 to replace Regional Preferent as the first level of Catalonia and was split i ...
with
Andorra
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. He later won
Andorra
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, national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...
's
Primera Divisió
The Primera Divisió (First Division) or Lliga Multisegur Assegurances for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of men's football in Andorra.
The league was launched in 1995 sponsored by the local federation (Andorran Football Federation) whic ...
2013–14 with
FC Santa Coloma
FC Santa Coloma is an Andorran football team based in the village of Santa Coloma, in the parish of Andorra la Vella. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió, and is its current champion and most successful team with thirteen titles. It is ...
.
International
Pujol played in a match against
England
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at
Old Trafford
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held on 2 September 2006 but had to withdraw shortly after the start of the second half due to a leg injury after a tangle with
Ashley Cole
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.
National team statistics
International goals
:''Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.''
References
External links
Pujol's profile on FIFA.com
1982 births
Living people
Andorran men's footballers
Andorra men's international footballers
FC Andorra players
UE Figueres footballers
CF Balaguer footballers
UE Sant Julià players
FC Santa Coloma players
Men's association football midfielders
FC Santboià players
Andorran expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Andorran expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Tercera División players
Primera Divisió players
CE Manresa players
FIFA Men's Century Club
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